Tonight is the premiere of "Trading Christmas" on the Hallmark Channel. A grieving widow swaps houses with a novelist in search of a peaceful retreat. While on vacation, they meet characters from each other's life and encounter surprises along the way.

New movies: 'The Muppets'

The big movies opening at theaters this week are "The Muppets," rated PG; "Hugo," PG, based on the book "The Invention of Hugo Cabret"; "Arthur Christmas," PG; and "A Dangerous Method," an R movie about Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud.